{"id":7625,"date":"2023-07-31T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2023-08-20T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T08:31:07","slug":"kamoa-kakula-power-pack-order-is-among-many-for-sew-eurodrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/kamoa-kakula-power-pack-order-is-among-many-for-sew-eurodrive\/","title":{"rendered":"KAMOA-KAKULA POWER PACK ORDER IS AMONG MANY FOR SEW-EURODRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With well over 100 units already delivered, SEW-EURODRIVE in South Africa is set to continue supplying Ivanhoe Mines\u2019 prestigious Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a joint venture with Zijin Mining of China, with a wide range of its X.e-series power packs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andreas Meid \u2013 SEW-EURODRIVE Head of Engineering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Willem Strydom, SEW-EURODRIVE Business Development representative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to Willem Strydom, Business Development at SEW-EURODRIVE, the power packs \u2013 which are integrated units comprising gearbox, coupling and motor \u2013 will be part of Kamoa-Kakula\u2019s Phase 3 expansion. Since the mine\u2019s first phase of development over five years ago, SEW-EURODRIVE has worked closely with both Ivanhoe Mines and the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The supply of quality engineered power packs to Ivanhoe Mines\u2019 Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex from SEW-EURODRIVE continues into the mine\u2019s Phase 3 expansion. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs in previous phases of the mine\u2019s development, our robust high quality power packs will provide reliable solutions in on-site applications such as conveyors, agitators, and slurry pumps,\u201d says Strydom. \u201cThe size range in the order makes use of our wide capability range to provide a total solution, ranging from 55 kW units to 500 kW units.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest order includes several X.e Series power packs for conveyor applications, planetary gearboxes for feeder applications, and spare gearboxes. The equipment will be delivered in staggered shipments this year. While the mine typically undertakes the installation of the equipment, SEW-EURODRIVE sends technical teams to site to check final alignment and overall installation parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The tropical climate as well as high levels of sun exposure meant that SEW-EURODRIVE had to take special care in their design, incorporating special breathers, covers and fans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The company has expanded its after-sales service teams considerably in recent years, allowing it to support the growing base of equipment throughout Africa. Its projects and engineering teams have also grown \u2013 developing a depth of experience to assist customers right from design phase onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strydom notes that SEW-EURODRIVE has significantly developed its infrastructural foundation in South Africa, and plans to develop a physical representation in over 23 other African countries. As a priority country for the company\u2019s strategy, there is expected to be a representative in place in the DRC in 2023, he explains. Field service teams from South Africa are frequently at Kamoa-Kakula to assist with servicing of the existing power packs operating on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEW-EURODRIVE continues to supply Ivanhoe Mines\u2019 Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex with reliable solutions in on-site applications such as conveyors, agitators and slurry pumps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur local assembly capability in our new facility in Johannesburg \u2013 combined with our ability to source from the group\u2019s other global operations \u2013 has allowed us to meet the tight delivery deadlines for this substantial order of equipment,\u201d he says. \u201cOur global footprint and production capacity mean that we can deliver faster than most players in our field, and this is often an important factor for our market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the company previously imported the larger X.e Industrial gearboxes from Germany, it is now able to assemble these in the new South African facilities. As part of its service, SEW-EURODRIVE will also handle the logistics of getting this large volume of equipment to site. The company\u2019s training centre \u2013 the Drive Academy \u2013 in Johannesburg has also made a valuable contribution by providing training on the equipment and its maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this project, the tropical climate was another important factor in the customer\u2019s design requirements. This required the inclusion of certain cooling and paint specifications in the contract. SEW-EURODRIVE Head of Engineering Andreas Meid explains that special breathers were part of the design in response to high humidity levels \u2013 and served to ensure no moisture in the gearboxes. In outdoor applications where sun exposure was high, covers were also included to reduce heat build-up. Cooling fans were also optimised in certain cases to ensure optimal performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He highlights that Kamoa-Kakula is one of many projects in Africa to request the installation of monitoring equipment on the power packs. This facilitates real-time monitoring, using specialised sensors to measure key indicators like vibration and temperature from anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis allows the operation to monitor the equipment remotely, receiving early warnings of any issues in performance,\u201d says Meid. \u201cResponding timeously to this information can prevent serious damage and avoid unplanned downtime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a preferred supplier, SEW-EURODRIVE first delivered a multitude of X.e Series power packs between 2019 and 2021 for the mine\u2019s initial development phase. Motors ranging in motor from 7, 5 kW to 500 kW as well as planetary gearboxes were supplied during this time for feeder applications, together with several spare gearboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Kamoa-Kakula\u2019s Phase 2 expansion, which doubled the concentrator plant capacity, SEW-EURODRIVE supplied many standard X.e Series power packs for the conveyors as well as planetary gearboxes for the feeders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With well over 100 units already delivered, SEW-EURODRIVE in South Africa is set to continue supplying Ivanhoe Mines\u2019 prestigious Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a joint venture with Zijin Mining of China, with a wide range of its X.e-series power packs. According to Willem Strydom, Business Development at SEW-EURODRIVE, the … Continue reading KAMOA-KAKULA POWER PACK ORDER IS AMONG MANY FOR SEW-EURODRIVE<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-7625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-client-focus","tag-sew-eurodrive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}